camp/ fishing/ hiking shoes

You might try the BPL search t http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/search? as this has been discussed many times— not that it isn't a good question.

The best I have seen so far is the Vibro Barefoot Ultra, although I have no idea what they are like on wet rock. The price isn't a casual choice category either. http://www.vivobarefoot.com/us/mens/ultra-mens?colour=Red

I would love to see a major shoe manufacturer really work on designing a wading and camp shoe for hikers, with weight, wet traction and retention (as in staying on your feet) being the major criteria.

The really light "slippers" are generally worthless and most sandals and water shoes would make a SUL aficionado cringe.

I saw some Crocs in a shop the other day that looked much like Keen sandals and of course I neglected to write down the model name. The *felt* light at any rate.

A number of cheap shoe marketing firms have made resin foam (like Crocs) "fisherman" style sandals that gave good foot protection and had some change of staying on while crossing a stream. The really cheap Croc knock-offs are another alternative, but I wouldn't trust them for stream crossing.

For plain old camp shoes, the lightest, cheapest flip flops would work for me, but I have hard time justifying the extra weight.

There are a number of uber-minimalist sandal designs that use thin rubber or plastic soles (or even insoles) with light cord. See http://xeroshoes.com/how-to-make-huaraches

I use my Inov8 Roclite 295's for all three purposes. Hike in them, fish in them (even wading into streams as the rubber is pretty sticky) and relaxing around camp in them.

As long as we aren't talking about super economical solutions you can take any shoes you like and glue (with Barge) Five Ten Aqua Stealth soles on them. This can be done yourself, or if you aren't the type you could get someone to do it for you. This rubber is specifically for underwater traction (the main application here is canyoneering) and is fantastic on slimy rocks etc. It is also fantastic on trails, I am addicted, and use it on most of my hiking shoes.

I always buy it directly from Five Ten, but their web site is down at the moment, but here is a link to give you the basic idea.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00669QSO6/?tag=ll99-20

The barge actually comes with the kit. This rubber is like a harder version of rock climbing rubber, so extremely tacky, but will wear down faster than Vibram. Shoes can be resoled when they wear out. The dot pattern is just a useful on rocky trails, so don't let the unconventional patter fool you. It is bar none the best material from the grip standpoint of any soles, wet or dry, except maybe regular rock climbing rubber. Downsides are expensive and doesn't last forever. On trail runners this probably doesn't matter as much.

DIY items needed beside the kit – something to trim the rubber and some clamps for drying. Extras – belt sander to grind down original soles a bit if desired, and a heat gun for resoling.

Knock off crocks

-Cheap (mine were $3 at a thrift store)
-Comfortable (I've day hiked all day in mine in wet conditions with no issues.)
-Protect toes
-Can slip on over socks easily for late night "bathroom" trips
-Dry quickly/don't absorb water

Or so my wife calls them. She swears by them. If you are looking with something with more support, I have a pair of salomon techamphibians…at about 1 pound, 2 ounces, lighter then keens, great grip, super fast drying, supportive enough for hiking and they have this cool fold down back so they can be slipped on. I will warn you they DO NOT like to get too close to the campfire. Lots of online retailers have them or older models on clearance sale now.